In Bianliang City, in the square in front of the Chongzheng Hall, a distant roar shocked everyone present. The sound was definitely not a good thing, and the direction it came from was from the direction of Nancheng. Several soldiers in the army
The senior generals first felt the faint ominous omen.
In fact, Chen Bin, Wang Jun, Yuan Ping and others all knew the news that the Luoyan Army had gathered at the city gate this morning. Not long ago, the three of them inspected the three gates and walls of the south city and made an assessment of each other's behavior.
In the end, the three of them agreed that the Luoyan Army was bluffing, taking advantage of today, the grand day of Prime Minister Lu's accession to the throne, to deliberately create the illusion of attacking the city to disgust people. This judgment was not a casual conclusion, but based on many days of dealing with the situation.
This was obtained from the intelligence collection of the Luoyan Army. The main basis is because the Luoyan Army has not shown any signs of large-scale manufacturing and mobilization of siege equipment until now.
Although the opponent's troops were arrayed under the city today, there was still no sign of any siege equipment among the enemy's army formations all over the mountains and plains. Do they want to use ladders to attack the city? Use the most primitive method to capture Bianliang City, which has the world's most powerful
A city with the tallest city wall, the widest moat, and the tightest defense system? The hundreds of thousands of soldiers and horses of the Luoyan Army are simply not enough. The Jurchens learned from the past, it is impossible for the Luoyan Army to be stupid enough to repeat the same mistakes.
In view of this, Chen Bin and the other three people all believed that there was no need to call the Luoyan Army's bluff, and they could only arrange their generals and soldiers to be ready to defend the city. If the opponent really wanted to launch a fatal attack, there was no need for the three of them to be present.
They also know how to do it. Those arrow towers, crossbows, archers, rolling wood, rocks, oil and other objects can make the arrogant Luoyan army sober. The three of them even agreed that there is no need to report the other party's gathering at the city to Xiang Lu.
You know, because it is not necessary at all, it will only make Lu Xiang unhappy. Today is a festive day, so it is better not to cause any trouble to Lu Xiang.
On the steps in front of Chongzheng Hall, Lu Zhongtian asked doubtfully. The distant roar made him quite uneasy.
Chen Bin hurriedly stepped forward and said: "Your Majesty, please go and see what happened. I think it's not a big deal. Your Majesty, don't worry. I'll come as soon as I go."
Lu Zhongtian nodded slowly, and when he listened again, the remnants of the roar had been drowned out by the sound of drumming. There was no movement after that sound. If it weren't for the buzzing in his eardrums, he almost doubted whether he had heard that weird roar.
Sounded.
"Your Majesty, please come to the palace!" Liu Zhenbang said while bowing.
Lu Zhongtian breathed a sigh of relief, turned around and continued to climb up the steps slowly. Chen Bin quickly walked down the steps, took the reins from the guards, got on his horse, and galloped away with dozens of guards.
The sound of drum music was brilliant and solemn, and Lu Zhongtian, surrounded by civil and military officials, came to the door of Chongzheng Hall. Through the opened door, he saw the tall dragon throne on the north side of the main hall at a glance. Lu Zhongtian's heart skipped a beat
He was so excited that he couldn't control himself, and his breathing became even heavier. He stretched out his hand to support Lu Tianci's shoulder, calmed himself down, and then walked slowly into the hall.
Step by step, the splendid dragon chair on the high platform is getting closer and closer. Although I have gone to court countless times and seen this dragon chair countless times, I am very familiar with it. Even the stories that happened on the dragon chair are...
Lu Zhongtian can basically remember everything people say, but he has never touched this place in his life.
Dragon throne, let alone sitting on it. But now, all of this is right in front of you.
Lu Zhongtian walked slowly towards the dragon throne step by step, and the officials behind him moved slowly. Lu Zhongtian walked very slowly, and his eyes were always fixed on the throne. At a certain moment, Lu Zhongtian was in a trance. He seemed to
He saw the figures of the three generations of emperors he had seen sitting on the throne. Their shadows overlapped on the throne. Some were old and some were young, some were laughing and some were angry, some were energetic and some were crestfallen.
Some are majestic, some are decadent, some are impassioned, and some are silent and gloomy. All the figures are illusory and overlapping, like smoke and fog, but they are so clear and distinguishable that Lu Zhongtian can completely distinguish them.
Fifty years ago, Lu Zhongtian was in his prime. That year he won the first-class Jinshi title and was summoned by the emperor in the Chongzheng Hall with other Jinshi people. That was the first time he saw the emperor sitting on the throne.
At that time, Emperor Jinxiu's reputation was booming, and the entire Zhou Dynasty was at its most powerful and prosperous. Emperor Jinxiu was also as majestic and strong as the entire Zhou Dynasty, majestic and strong, wise and wise.
After that, the late emperor Guo Chong came to the throne. In Lu Zhongtian’s memory, the impression that the late emperor Guo Chong gave him on the throne was basically silent and melancholy. It was during the decades when Guo Chong became emperor of the Great Zhou Dynasty that
The country is declining day by day. The treasury is empty, the border towns are tight, and internal and external troubles are emerging one after another. Guo Chong is an emperor who wants to work hard to do something, but he has his fatal weakness. Compared with his predecessors, he lacks the determination to move forward.
Without his energy and courage, he could easily deny himself, be easily swayed by emotions, and easily succumb to external pressure. So in the end he could only be regarded as a mediocre emperor.
However, Lu Zhongtian had a different kind of feeling for Guo Chong. He became the prime minister of the Zhou Dynasty during the period when Guo Chong was emperor, and Guo Chong had great trust in him. Although he was also worried about his
The power was too great, so Yang Jun was asked to balance his power. But generally speaking, it was not because he did not trust himself, but because of his instinctive worry as an emperor and his instinctive desire to protect his throne. Unless he had no choice but to do so in the end.
In short, Lu Zhongtian would not choose to betray Guo Chong.
The third person Lu Zhongtian has ever seen sitting on the throne is his grandson Guo Xu. Once upon a time, Lu Zhongtian had great hopes for Guo Xu. He fully supported him behind the scenes, hoping that he could follow his wishes.
, to be a caring and non-rebellious emperor, so that the Zhou Dynasty can operate the way he wants. For Guo Xu, he even took huge risks and provoked the Qingjiao to rebel, allowing Guo Xu to reap military achievements and
Prestige. However, Guo Xu was just an embroidered pillow, a piece of mud that could not be wiped on the wall. In the end, he had to use that method to seize the throne, which was not the result Lu Zhongtian wanted at all.
Even though Lu Zhongtian tried his best to clean up the mess for Guo Xu, this grandson failed to give Lu Zhongtian the respect and reward he deserved. What he did after becoming emperor made Lu Zhongtian very disappointed. He was stupid and stubborn, tyrannical and incompetent.
It can be said that it was precisely because of his stubborn decisions that the situation almost collapsed. Lu Zhongtian finally saw from Guo Xu the irreversible trend of the impending collapse of the Zhou Dynasty, which also made him suppress the feelings in his heart.
, that mass in the heart of every person who desires power.
The fire was burning. The chaos was his opportunity. So he decided to take action and control the situation. He had to do what he wanted to do, and he had to seize this opportunity while taking advantage of this chaotic situation.
Lu Zhongtian approached the throne step by step. When Liu Zhenbang's loud shouts rang in his ears, the three entangled and changing shadows of the former Emperor of Zhou on the throne in Lu Zhongtian's eyes suddenly disappeared like light smoke.
.Lu Zhongtian’s eyes became warm and clear.
"Your Majesty, please ascend the throne! All the officials kowtowed to celebrate our Emperor's enthronement. Long live my Emperor!" Liu Zhenbang shouted loudly.
All the officials knelt down and kowtowed, shouting loudly: "Long live my emperor, long live my emperor, long live my emperor."
A smile appeared on Lu Zhongtian's face. He shook off Lu Tianci's supporting hand, put his hand on the warm and smooth pear wood armrest on the side of the throne, and stepped onto the wooden steps of the throne.
"Your Majesty, Your Majesty. The Luoyan Army is attacking the city! The Luoyan Army is attacking the city!" An extremely discordant voice sounded at the entrance of the main hall. Chen Bin, panting and sweating profusely, rushed into the hall and shouted angrily and inappropriately.
Everyone turned their heads in shock and looked at Chen Bin running towards him. Lu Zhongtian also frowned and looked at Chen Bin with dissatisfaction. At this time, why was he so ignorant and panicked?
"Master Chen, the enthronement ceremony is going on, why are you shouting and screaming? Just let the Luoyan Army attack the city. Don't we have soldiers and horses to defend the city? Didn't you say that they don't have siege equipment? It's not enough.
Are you afraid? Why are you so flustered? How do you behave?" Liu Zhenbang frowned and stepped forward to stop Chen Bin, saying with dissatisfaction.
Chen Bin waved his hand, and Liu Zhenbang was pushed away by a strong force. He staggered a few steps and sat on the ground. Chen Bin didn't even look at him, but ran directly to Lu Zhongtian, raised his hands and said eagerly: "Your Majesty, the Luoyan Army is really
We are attacking the city, I must come and report to Prime Minister Lu, the situation may be bad."
Lu Zhongtian frowned and shouted: "What are you talking about? Why is it so bad? Can they attack and get in? Do they have siege equipment? They are looking for death when they attack, aren't they?"
Chen Bin smacked his lips and whispered: "Your Majesty, they have it. We miscalculated. They have siege equipment, and... it is the kind we have never seen before. The explosion just now was the one they set up outside the city.
The roar of siege weapons outside the city. With just one shot, the turret of Nanxunmen collapsed. The power was extremely ferocious. What is even more frightening is that they have ten such firearms, and they will attack immediately."
Lu Zhongtian swayed, dizzy and staggered back. Lu Tianci stretched out his hand to support him and said angrily: "Chen Bin, why are you talking about scaring people at this time? What do you do for food? You are all generals leading the army. The enemy is coming.
You just went to kill them, why did you come here to disturb the situation and scare my father? Are you raising them for free?"
Chen Bin stared at Lu Tianci, and Lu Tianci shouted: "What are you doing? Can't you tell me? Why don't you kill the enemy? What are you doing with big eyes and small eyes?"
Chen Bin gritted his teeth, glanced at the pale Lu Zhongtian, turned around suddenly and shouted: "All generals will go to the city to fight immediately. I mean everyone. Come with me immediately."
After saying that, Chen Bin shook his cloak and ran out quickly. Wang Jun, Yuan Ping and dozens of generals were shocked at first, and then they all followed him and ran out of the hall.
